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Published September 14, 2014 | Supplemental Material + Published
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Electrocatalysis of the hydrogen-evolution reaction by electrodeposited amorphous cobalt selenide films

Abstract

Using an electrochemical method under ambient conditions, crystallographically amorphous films of cobalt selenide have been deposited from aqueous solution onto planar Ti supports. These films have been evaluated as electrocatalysts for the hydrogen-evolution reaction. In 0.500 M H_2SO_4, the cobalt selenide films required an overpotential of ~135 mV to drive the hydrogen-evolution reaction at a benchmark current density of −10 mA cm^(−2). Galvanostatic measurements indicated stability of the electrocatalytic films for >16 h of continuous operation at −10 mA cm^(−2). The facile preparation method, and the activity of the cobalt selenide films, suggest that electrodeposited metal chalcogenides are potentially attractive earth-abundant electrocatalysts for the hydrogen-evolution reaction.

Additional Information

© 2014 The Royal Society of Chemistry. Received 25th May 2014. Accepted 11th June 2014. First published online 24 Jul 2014. This material is based in part upon work performed by the Joint Center for Artificial photosynthesis, a DOE Energy Innovation Hub, supported through the Office of Science of the U. S. Department of Energy under Award Number DE-SC0004993. The authors gratefully acknowledge Dr S. Mitrovic for assistance with X-ray photoelectron spectra acquisition, R. Gerhart for assistance with cell fabrication and Dr J. H. Baricuatro for insightful discussions. AIC recognizes a Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation for support.

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